By Benjamin Reilly. Starring Isolde Fenton & Benjamin Reilly. Directed by Lee Coffey.
In the wake of JFK’s assassination, Colm and Peggy, two best friends in the town of Cundannon hatch a plan - stage a protest and get a day off school to honour the fallen U.S. president. Sure, they got one when the Pope died? Mortal Sin is a bold, heartfelt, and sharply witty exploration of what it means to grow up different in an Ireland where the Church controls everything from the classroom to confession. Through rapid-fire monologues, character switches and flashes of fantasy, Colm and Peggy paint a vivid portrait of their world, from Sunday mass to Audrey Hepburn. Blending satire, nostalgia, and righteous teenage frustration, Mortal Sin is ultimately a celebration of friendship - a small but defiant stand against the silence and shame that shaped a generation. Colm and Peggy stick it to the man… well, Sister Assumpta anyway.